GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |